How does VNC continuously repaint windows?

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Question

How does VNC send REPAINT messages to windows even when a user is not active?

I would like to implement this in C sharp - I've had a look at the PrintWindow, SendMessage methods and none of them achieve the same thing as VNC (tested by capturing images and its black) but with VNC I get the full picture.

What techniques are they using to do this and can this be implemented in C sharp to get windows to always repaint even when a user is not active (i.e. RDP is closed, minimised or similar).

Thanks all

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Solution

You could use the technique used by video games, which consists in redrawing permanently a window during CPU idle time.

I found a C# implementation here.

You just have to adapt it to your needs.

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